Permanent hair waving apparatus



Aug 71 1934- R. 5. EBERHARD 11,969,300

PERMANENT HAIR WAVING APPARATUS Filedlay 31. 1933 ,90B/Flers. EBEE/JARD INVENTOR ATTORNEY` Patented Aug. 7, 1934 l UNITED STATES PERMANENT HAIR WAVING APPARATUS Robert George Eberhard, Douglaston, N. Y., as-

slgnor to Kanard Company, Inc., a corporation of New York Application May 31, 1933, Serial N0. 673,731

Claims.

This invention relates generally to permanent hair-wavers, and more particularly to a type of hair-Waver capable of self use by the owner.

A broad object of the invention is provision of 5 a permanent hair-Waver comprising a minimum number of parts co-operating with each other, and which is simple to operate.

Another object of the invention is pr vision of a permanent hair-Waver which is light weight and which guards against injury to the scalp during operation.

A further object of the invention resides in provision of structure whereby the self-user is free to move to any position while the hair-Waver is supported by the hair itself.

A still further object of the invention is provision of structure whereby the permanent hairwaver during operation and while on the head of the user is compactly arranged relative to the 2O parts thereof and very light in weight. Economy in the cost of manufacture and efliciency in the results of operation are also features of the invention.

These objects and other advantageous features will incidentally appear hereinafter in the progress of this disclosure.

In the accompanying drawing showing a preferred and illustrative form of the invention, like reference characters designate corresponding 30 parts throughout the several views, the views being as follows: 1

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective showing a quantity of hair strands fixed through one of the cooperating elements of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective showing an enlarged view of Fig. 1 with the hair strands being partially wound about a second element of the invention, a curling rod.

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective partly broken 40 away showing the above-mentioned hair strands completely wound about the said curling rod, both being confined in a pocket of the pad element of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the invention in final operative condition eiectuating a permanent wave.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 4 along the line 5-5 thereof.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view partly broken away of the pad element of the invention herein.

In accordance with the preferred and illustrative form of the invention shown in the several views above described, 10 shows in a general way the head of hair from which a specific quantity of strands 11 are operated upon by the combination of structure, the subject matter of the invention herein.

Numeral 12 designates a pad which is preferably light in weight, non-conducting of heat and elastic, the said pad 12 being provided with a front face which is longitudinally and intermediate the heightthereof slotted to form lips 12a and 12b respectively. The said slotted portion of pad 12 enlarges inwardly to form a channel 13 as best shown in the several figures in the accompanying drawing.

Longitudinally and intermediate the width of the bottom wall of channel 13 and penetrating therethrough is a slit 14 through which a quantity of strands of hair 11l are drawn upwardly by stretching the pad 12 oppositely of the slit 14. By so doing, such strands of hair are fixed in place and separated from the scalp by the thickness of the bottom wall of channel 13. Such separation is signiiicant insofar as the subsequent operations on the strands of hair 11 can in nowise affect the scalp from the standpoint of heat and liquid or steam contact.

Numeral 15 represents a spring clip or handle of the ordinary or known curling rod, having a spindle portion 17 and an overlapping, arcuated and complemental portion 18, the said portions 17 and 18 being spring pvoted at knurled area 19 for opening the said curling rod in the usual manner. The front end of the spring clip or handle of the curling rod designated by numeral 16 latches with the rear end of spindle 17 to compress the curled hair about the curling rod and at the same time to prevent unwinding.

When a particular portion of hair is desired to be permanently waved, that portion is drawn through slit 14 as hereinbefore described, and a curling rod as above mentioned is applied to the free ends in the usual manner. After the hair has been wound about or curled on the curling rod to a point near the front face of pad 12, spring clip or handle 15 is made to engage with the said rod forrthe reasons described above.

At this time, there is applied to the hair wound about the curling rod a cloth, such as annel, moistened or treated with a fluid such that upon the application of heat thereto, a thorough steaming of the curled hair will take place. Such a cloth is shown on the accompanying drawing and designated by numeral 20-in Fig. 5.

` In conjunction with said cloth 20 is a flexible wrapper containinga heating unit either in the form of a chemical compound or in the form of electrical resistance wire. Where the heating unit depends upon the electric current for the production of heat, the said wrapper, designated by numeral 21, is provided with electric leads 23. Where, however, the said heating unit depends upon the production of heat by chemical interaction or solution, the wrapper 21 is provided with any dehydrated substance which when in contact with a watery fluid will give off heat. The moistened flannel 20, above described, when heated by Wrapper 21 will cause an influx of steam to penetrate hair 11a already wound on the curling rod.

After the application of cloth 20 and wrapper 21, if desirable, spring clips 22 may be applied to bind the said cloth and Wrapper around the wound hair. This, however, is not essential since the aggregate is forced through the slotted portion of elastic pad 12 to be firmly confined in channel 13 thereof.

Thus, approved methods of permanent waving of hair can be practiced with the structure aboveoutlined, a thirty second period of steam application being sufiicient before the disassembling of the structure. Thereafter, the hair is rinsed preferably with cold water.

It can be easily seen that more than one assembly at a time may be used on the same person, or the same assembly can be used at successive times to cover various parts of the scalp,

.Naturally, where the wrapper generates the heat necessary for the formation of steam by chemical means or by a previous immersion in water before being applied to cloth 20, the condition of the said wrapper must be watched for further applications.

The heretofore described combination of an elastic pad, a curling rod, a cloth and a Wrapper all comprise a new assembly which effectuates permanent waving.

I wish it understood that minor changes in the size, combination of parts, material of parts and in the parts themselves constituting the invention, may all be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 1. A permanent hair waving apparatus comprising an elastic clamp member through which the hair to be waved is drawn and fixed, the saidl 2. A permanent hair waving apparatus comprising an elastic clamp member through which the vhair to be waved is drawn and xed, the said clamp member having a recess therein, a curling rod for winding said hair, a cloth surrounding said curling rod when in operative condition, and a steam producing wrapper superimposing said cloth, the whole assembly when in operative condition being compactly supported in recess of said clamp member.

3. In a permanent hair waving apparatus, an elastic clamp member comprising a pad body having a channel along one face thereof, the said channel at the floor thereof being provided with a longitudinal slit penetrating the opposite face of said pad body.

4. In a permanenthair waving apparatus, an elastic clamp member comprising a pad body, means in said pad body for drawing and clamping the hair to be waved, and recessing means for said hair in curled condition.

5.l In a permanent hair waving apparatus, a clamp member comprising an elastic pad adapted to be contiguous to the scalp, the said elastic pad being provided with means for confining and clamping the portion of hair to be waved at a distance away from the scalp, and having recessing means for said hair when in curled condition.

ROBERT GEORGE EBERHARD.

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